Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-27

ences published for private circulation among her
| friends She is In circumstances that permit her
TO travel with ease and comfort, and seems bent
on enjoying life In profitable and delightful man.
ner Her record Of &c, 600 miles In one year alone
| isprobably UNSURPASSED by any other person under
similar circumstances
UNDER THE SKYLIGHT.
How the Photographer Has to study
Human Nature AS Well rs Posture.
| THE AVENUE PHOTOGRAPHER GIVES AN INSIGHT INTO
ONE PHASE OF HIS BUsINBss-PEoPLE WHO HAVE
TO BE TREATED DIPLOMATICALLY-TAcr AS IN.
foRTANT 10 THE ARTIST AS PHOTOGRAPHIC SKILL.
"Come right up! come right up I" called out Mr..
! Camera, the wellknown Avenue photographer, to
STAR reporter the other day as he assembled the
stairs to the ''skylght" gallery. "And you have
come TO hear some OF my experiences under the
skylight, have your Now you Know this subject
is something Of chestnut; but chestnut or not I
have had some very amusing experiences that
Will pear repetition. Why, might talk you deaf
| dumb. and blind and then not have told you one
half OF my stock Of stories. In the first place
man under the skylight has got to be a pretty
go0d Judge OF human nature or he'll lose more
trade than he will gain. 1t is just the same In
pnoto9raphing as 1t is in eating: i'm either case
the True nature or a man or woman will come to
the top. Now, can tell as soon as man enters
that doorway almost exactly what kind OF char
L
not Tor The life OF me tell you how know it the
reasons why think he is so and so.
JUDGING AT FIRST GLANCE.
Il nave found In my experience that my first
glance at a person is generally accurate, and /
| know just how to deal with them. There are lots
OF times when man who prides himself on being
close observer Will get lett, anu lind that his es-
innate OF u man Is totally wrong. And have
made my share OF these mistakes. You Know the
Ola saying That i had more fun than barrel OF
monkeys that's just about what r think some
times when I'VE had spat with subject to the
pose he shall be taken ill., The people who give
the 'skyight' man the most trouble are thos who
think they know ali about phot ography, the ar.
rangement OF the lights and SHADES the good and
pau qllltlesof photo, and everything else in the
probably been In the business for quarter OF GEN.
Jury. attempt TO show Them that they don't know
quite ;ss much as they think Itso this rock that
| SO many men in this line split. Theylack diplomacy;
ana IL ever man needs that he Will need 1t badly
when he Is asked to make buudOir ca binet picture
OF woman who Is shaped like wash tub. That
woman may have the idea that she will look par.
tcaiarly well IN fuli-ength picture, and once let
her get that idea into her head, tall the kings
horses and all the king men, can't bring it out
THE STOUT NAN WHO SAT DOWN.
II had case the other day." continued the pho
toSrapher, (which will tell you in order to illus
trate what say. had been sitting down taking
rest along in the Afternoon having Just got rid
OF particularly hard subj when the girl in
the receptIon-rOom called up the tube that some
one was coming up the stairs to make a sitting
Well 10 a Few minutes the door opened and la
walked man OF about fifty years. lie must have
weighed $50 or more pounds, and 1t was all
located In the region OF the waist. He was one
OF those short, StOcky individuals with a big
bull neck and neavy jOwls saw at a glance
that 1t would not do to argue With him. and so
when he told me he wan,ed me to take bust
surprised. Ididnt tell hun In words that he was
'blaroted idiot, but / thought it all the same l
knew IL would Dc OF no use Tor Inc to explain that
Tor a man OF his build to have IA picture taken
When sitting down would be horrible. In sucn a
position that mans neck and head would be OF q
size and run into each other. II would be hard for
even butcher 10 tell where the heck ended and
the mead began. However, when he had fin
ished telling me just how he wanted TO be
caught liked MIN IN place and took him. Then
when mad developed the negative said to him
Now, sir, you have had your Way and been photo
graphed 10 suit yourself WIN you permit me to
man couldn't refuse, and took bust OF HIM
standing. He went away, and the next day sent
hun rough proofs OF the sittings and marked the
Nnat Was the result? Just as expected and
knew would happen, he sent me back an order ON
that PROOF for SO worth.
HE WOULD NOT BE FOOLED.
"Another time certain big public Official met
me and said he wanted some cabuets made, He
Is another one OF those heavy men-heavy In mind
and heavy In body. / got him seated In the chair
and then went OF to one side expecting tina. he
his head into d natural position. But no! There
he Sat staring straight ahead. His head wouldn't
move an insn, although ms eyes were upon me all
the time Well, what did do7 knew it wouldn't
do tor me to tell him TO fix his head right because
did not have the time TO stop and talk about it,
and because he Is one OF the kind who wont waste
minute on you il they can help it. SO I lust vOt
my Camera 60 work and ran IL all around him
took hun seven times in three minutes. When l
sent him the seven proofs he returned an order for
copies or five OF them. That's the way had to
treat him. I've got TO adapt myself to the circua-
stances In every case and II persuasion fails why
then must use some other means to accomplish
ny purpose.
DIFFICULTIES IN DEALING WITH WOMEN.
'Women are generally hard subjects" he went
on. "They never seem to appreciate the fact that
a photographer knows better than they what pose
Is best suited for their particular style of beauty
or homeiinesS. / had lady, Mrs Hiyhfeather
here the other day Tor the first time As soon ms
she got inside the door She began TO tell me now
unsuccessful she had always been in her
sell; and said that In every case the lights
and shades had been TOO soft or too
SORT She said that q friend OF hers had recom-
mendeu her TO Inc, and Tor that reason she was
going to let Inc try my hand. She is one OF that
them look about twenty years younger than they
really are. Her face was lean and scrawny. and
covered with Ireekles. knew that the best thing
to do under the circumstances was to explain 10
her the whole process of photography. told her
that under the camera freckles have the appear
the proof sent her. or In fact any unevenness.
she must not get disguised, but remember that
when the nnlser doe, his work all those spots are
eliminated, and any irregulartty or unnatural de-
preston In the outline OF the would be soft
tned and toned down. After had spent fifteen
minutes OF this kind OF talk on her, put her Ia
position and made o negative. She was perfectly
satisfied, and now thinks, suppose, that am the
best photographer in the town, when in reality
my success III her case was due simply 10 my die.
crettOn and good sense.
HE Assisted NATURE.
zone day" said the photographer, "a tall thin
man came into my place sand sat for his photo.
His face Is what Is generally called lantern-1awed.
in fact he had but very little flesh on hts laws.
and 1t was deeply sunken in on both sides I also
observed that ne was holding small wad OF paper
having placed the camera In position / saw at
once something was wrong One side OF hls face
was rgunder than the other, and the wad OF parer
had disappeared. what had he donef' why 1ilst
this: When he thought was not looking he had
transferred the wad to his moth and then stuck it
in his jaw to fill it out didn't say anythinu
then, but when got ready to take him went over
to him and said that l supposed he wanteu his
cheeks to appear natural, and that could remedy
any deficiency in that respect when the photo was
being finished. said 1t would not be necessary
forsnim 70 resort to any artificial means tomake his
cheeks appear round. When got my head under
the cloth he took the WadS out OF his mouth And
so 1t goes. We seldom have sitter who In willing
to leave the matter to the good Judgment and
experience OF the photographer. When person
for him to gather up his courage, but make 8
picture OF him as quickly as possible"
safety for ThenIer.xoers.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAB
II my memory Is not at fault the last grand Jury
In It's report to the court pointed out the dangerous
character Of certain places OF amusement In this